This being an Olympic year and all, and Danny being an Olympian, Grenade is going hard to expand their brand reach. But while speed skaters and lugers try for Wheaties boxes, Visa ads and other boring ways of cashing in on the Olympic craze, Danny and the Dingo are on a boat. Can’t wait to see what the IOC thinks of Danny’s training regimen. For some more behind the scenes of Grenade on a boat hit the Windowseat Pictures blog or just hit up the Grenade Army right here.

Not everyone in the world is stuck waiting out the next two and a half months for the snow to finally hit, the smart ones are in the southern hemi right now living it up. Chek out what’s poppin in Argentina, where the South American Snow Sessions are in full swing. Lucky bastards!

In some major bummer news, Salt Lake artist and friend to many, Dave Doman, suffered some major head injuries while skating in Cali last week. He is currently in the ICU in a medically induced coma. Luckily his bros at Celtek have initiated some quick thinking and are committed to helping Dave get up out of the hospital and back on board as soon as possible. You can help too. By going here, you can cop either a Dave Doman poster print or Wolf Lady tee and every cent will go to help cover hospital bills. You’d want someone to help if it was you. Peep the poster after the jump.

This isn’t major news but worth the mention on principal. The esteemed blog The Huffington Post interviewed Kevin Pearce last week, which is all well and good. KP is blowing up like Nitro. Word. Problem is that the Huffington blogger chose the lamest, circa ‘82 stereotypical preface she possibly could: assuming Kevin was dumb because he shreds. Check it out.

“I have to admit that when I was offered the chance to interview Kevin, I had some preconceived notions. When someone tells you that you just have to interview this incredible 21-year-old snowboarder, lots of things pop into your head. Things like, “This may be a tough interview filled with one-word answers … one-word answers that may often include the word ‘dude.’”

Nice story arc Erica Boeke. Apparently it’s a miracle when shredders can speak. Read the whole thing here.

Here is a sneak peek at some of Atmosphere’s Spring/Summer 2010 boardshorts. One of the few brands that combines true action sports performance with real streetwear, these Portland nukkas are gearing up for breakout winter. More info on what that’s all about soon. More boardshorts after the jump.

Not surprisingly, following the launch of Bonfire’s new site comes a spanking new web extravaganza from their brother from the same mother, Salomon. Get up here for all the fresh new product as well as treats from their top notch team, which for 2010 consists of Josh Dirksen, Louif Paradis, David Benedek, Wolfgang Nyvelt, Jed Anderson, Annie Boulanger, Sylvain Bourbousson, Scotty Arnold, Jenny Jones, Chris Grenier, Bode Merrill, Desiree Melancon and Werni Stock.

Nike’s new Japanese-inspired Kaiju snowboarding boots have just gone under the knife over at YoBeat. Their stamp of approval should bode well for Nike’s continued advance into the sport. Read the entire review here.

Bonfire Snowboarding has just launched their new site for 2010 which just so happens to coincide with their 20th anniversary. Despite the occasion, Bonfire went for functional over flashy resulting in an easy to navigate site that won’t keep you inside on the computer when you’d rather be shredding. The PDF catalog download is a nice alternative to paper too. Go here to check it all out.

Snowboard season is inching closer every single day but is still far enough away that dumbing out on shred videos is the only way to get even a half decent fix. Pow junkies know what we’re talking about. If you haven’t seen it already, peep the hardest working man in snowboarding and his wile crew of young bucks giving a taste of the good life to come. Of course we’re talking about MFM.

This is probably the reason why that denim video hasn’t been checked – Louie Vito has officially become paparazzi bait. Check him out on Entertainment Tonight coming out of dance practice with his partner Chelsie Hightower (who even has her own blog) and getting hounded about everything from his tattoos to his ankles. He is a world class athlete getting his biggest shine from his dance moves – This is so fucking weird! Via 686.